Austin Rivers claps back at the no name NFL bruh

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Remember, multiple NFL players have turned down MLB baseball and other sports. They could've pulled in major money playing another sport with less wear and tear than even basketball.

Many additionally were all-state soccer players who turned down the sport .

Kyler Murray was a top 10 MLB draft pick by the Oakland A's and still chose the NFL at 5'9. Dude would've got paid paid playing baseball.



Maybe...

...just maybe...

...playing football does more for them on a satisfaction level and are choosing to play football instead.

It ain't about money like many people think. Some players may enjoy one sport more than the other, some are doing it to prove something to themselves, etc.
 
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Theirs some random MLB scrub that washes Rivers out money wise. Money different in every sport. Jones not struggling to feed his family. Jones peak as an nfl player exceeded Rivers. Rivers stuck around but considering his high school hype and draft position he was a disappointment.
NBA players have been the highest paid by median and average for over 30 years now and it continues to widen.


It’s not remotely close. Don’t let the Ohtani deal fool you.
 
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Somebody can run really nice and crisp routes all day. Terrific footwork and all.

Very good, but brick not hit back.

Gets a little messier when a CB capable of 15 reps @ 225 lbs. on the bench press, 4.3 speed and was a high school wrestler puts hands on you at the LoS.
 

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Making the NBA is harder purely due to the numbers game of having the least roster spots
No fukking chance is it harder to make at the macro level than MLB

Yes it is

No league is harder to make than the NBA
You have to be the best of the best unless your name is thanasis

a guy who hit like 40 dingers in minor leagues is getting a shot at mlb, in the nba you can tear it up in the g league like mac mclung and still not sniff one nba game this year
 

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lol at using celebrity all star games :laff: :laff: :laff:

if they can play at the nba level, why are they getting their heads bashed in for peanuts?

we've seen tony gonzalez, jimmy graham, antonio gates, Julius Peppers etc. etc.

There isn't one dude in the nfl right now who could make a nba team, but there are a bunch of nba players who could be a wr or te right off the bat :mjlit:
 

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Yes it is

No league is harder to make than the NBA
You have to be the best of the best unless your name is thanasis

a guy who hit like 40 dingers in minor leagues is getting a shot at mlb, in the nba you can tear it up in the g league like mac mclung and still not sniff one nba game this year
I know Thanasis is the punching bag but there are and have been plenty of sorrier dudes on nba rosters taking up spots for various reasons (many cacs)
 

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lol at using celebrity all star games :laff: :laff: :laff:

if they can play at the nba level, why are they getting their heads bashed in for peanuts?
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I also think some people are underestimating how much athleticism factors can play an impact in the NBA.

Anthony Richardson is 6'5 250 lbs barefoot
41" vertical at the combine
4.39 40
405 bench press

Plays maybe the most difficult, high-processing position in sports.

Sure, the dude is not Curry but you are absolutely crazy to think he'd have no chance in the NBA in some type of role.

Some of these NBA players can't even shoot, in the most shootingest era the league has ever seen but are there simply because they're good athletes who get hustle baskets, act as lob threats and play defense which is absolutely critical utility for playing winning basketball.

If an NBA scout sees what Richardson could do on tape and showed he can play defense and hustle, he's getting a call on draft night, period.
 
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